# John Mayer Launches New Record Label Sob Rock Records

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/john-mayer-launches-new-record-label-sob-rock-records/
- Published: 2026-10-22T21:09:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T21:18:30+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-industry-news/john-mayer-launches-record-label-sob-rock-records-1236738437/
- Topics: Art, Culture

## Key points

- Mayer has launched Sob Rock Records with Mercury Records.
- His new single is due on 23 October.
- He is working on a new album and has Sphere dates next year.

## Summary

John Mayer has launched Sob Rock Records in partnership with Mercury Records, part of Universal Music Group. The move gives him a label of his own as he prepares new music, marking a new phase after leaving Columbia Records in 2022.

Named after Mayer’s most recent album, the label was announced ahead of his single “Tom and Jerry”, due on 23 October. Mercury chairman and chief executive Tyler Arnold welcomed the partnership; the label’s roster includes Noah Kahan and Morgan Wallen. Mayer has said he is working on a new record and is due to begin a run of performances at Las Vegas’s Sphere in April next year.

## Coverage

- [The Hollywood Reporter: John Mayer Launches New Record Label Sob Rock Records](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-industry-news/john-mayer-launches-record-label-sob-rock-records-1236738437/)
- [Rolling Stone: John Mayer Launches New Label Sob Rock Records](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/john-mayer-new-label-sob-rock-records-1235646820/)

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